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SWISS EYECARE AT ITS FINEST CONTENTS 5 WELCOME TO ELZA 17 CATARACT SURGERY 6 SWISS MEDICAL EXCELLENCE 18 CORNEAL SURGERY 9 LASER REFRACTIVE SURGERY 21 GLAUCOMA SURGERY 10 KERATOCONUS & CROSS-LINKING 22 ELZA’S REPUTATION 13 OCULOPLASTICS 25 MEET OUR SURGEONS 14 ORBITAL SURGERY 30 PLAN YOUR STAY WELCOME TO ELZA “We don’t just use modern ophthalmology, we develop it.” It’s why people travel from all over the world to Switzerland, and it’s something that ELZA epitomises. Even for Switzerland, ELZA is no ordinary eye practice. Many practices have the latest equipment. Some have experienced surgeons. Very few have active research groups with a global reputation. ELZA has all three: equipment we helped develop, some of the world’s most experienced surgeons, and a research team that has shaped – and continues to shape – how ophthalmology is practiced. In fact, ELZA epitomises the best medicine available today. This combination equals the very best of Swiss Medical Excellence. You’re in safe hands at ELZA. Trust us to deliver. Best regards, Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, FARVO Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Geneva Adjunct Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, USC Los Angeles Visiting Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Wenzhou, China Chief Medical Ocer, ELZA Institute 5 SWISS EYECARE AT ITS FINEST Swiss medical excellence. There’s a reason why This is why people travel from all over the world to Switzerland delivers word-class healthcare, and it’s not Switzerland for treatment: Swiss medical excellence. because of the clean air and beautiful surroundings. It’s what ELZA epitomises. The Swiss healthcare system is unique. Most Swiss Because even for Switzerland, ELZA is no ordinary citizens can choose to visit any physician they want eye practice, thanks to its combination of research, in the country for treatment and have it covered by equipment, and experience. insurance. Everyone wants to be treated by the best surgeon – so the driving force is quality of service, So why not come to ELZA and experience Swiss making what’s on offer truly world class. eyecare at its finest? 6 LASER REFRACTIVE SURGERY YOUR EYES ARE UNIQUE. SO IS OUR TREATMENT At ELZA, we understand laser surgery completely. We comes to touchless laser treatment with our state-of-the- have 20 years of experience – and we’ve successfully art laser, there’s another detail you should know… treated everything from the simplest to the most Unlike most practices, ELZA is not merely a user of lasers. complicated cases. Instead, we help develop them. Our knowledge of what works and what doesn’t is unparalleled. We’ve researched everything from the molecules that make up the cornea, to clinical trials on hundreds of ELZA handles everything – from a simple myopia patients: our understanding spans “molecule to man”. correction to some of the most complicated cases ever, And when you come to ELZA, before we do anything referred to us by surgeons from all around the world – else, we make sure we understand even the finest details with the same care and attention being paid to scanning, of your cornea to give you a truly bespoke treatment. planning and treating each person’s cornea. Next, we’ll formulate a customized treatment plan, Trust ELZA to deliver great vision. You’re in the hands of informed by our decades of experience. And when it true experts, after all. 9 KERATOCONUS THE CROSS-LINKING PIONEERS If you have keratoconus and you’re reading this, you’ll Our surgeons have also pioneered this treatment with know that corneal cross-linking (CXL) is the only post-LASIK ectasia, Pellucid Marginal Degeneration, treatment that can slow or stop the progression of Terrien’s Disease and even keratoglobus. this disease. We are the only centre in the world that’s able to ELZA’s surgeons and researchers are world leaders in perform both individualized (adjusted to the thickness both keratoconus and cross-linking research. of the cornea) and customized cross-linking (treatment customized according to the shape and location of We’ve been there from the start, and our work has – the cone). Our decades of cross-linking experience mean and continues to – shape the field. that your cornea couldn’t be in safer hands. 10 OCULOPLASTICS LOOK FANTASTIC, NOT PLASTIC What’s the point of plastic surgery that makes you look Our consultant surgeon, Dr. Dion Paridaens, MD, PhD plastic? Yet so many people who have eyelid surgery is internationally renowned and one of the most don’t end up looking younger – they just look like experienced oculoplastic surgeons in the world – he’s they’ve had plastic surgery. Why? Perhaps too much skin performed more than 30,000 oculoplastic procedures was removed here, or a muscle was shortened by a little to date, and it’s this experience that means you will too much. look fantastic, not plastic, after surgery. Creating a visage that looks youthful, but most importantly, natural, is a work of art. And it takes years of experience to achieve this consistently. 13 ORBITAL SURGERY EXPERIENCE COUNTS IN LARGE AMOUNTS Whether it’s orbital decompression to improve the For example, Dr. Dion Paridaens, MD, PhD, has performed symptoms and appearance of bulging eyes in Graves’ over 2,000 orbital surgeries to date. Few, if any, surgeons Disease, tumour removal, or even evisceration or practicing today can claim to have done that. enucleation, it’s always the surgeon’s experience that counts. It’s as simple as that. Be sure about your surgeon. Safety and success stem from experience – and our surgeons are world leaders So whether the surgery is for cosmetic or therapeutic because of theirs. reasons, know that ELZA’s surgeons have performed more than almost any other surgeon in the world. At ELZA, you can be sure that you’ll be in safe hands. 14 CATARACT SURGERY INCREASING YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE We understand optics. We know that cataract surgery Whether you want to see clearly with or without glasses, is more than just replacing a cloudy lens with a clear we have a wide range of techniques and lenses to give plastic one. For us, cataract surgery is refractive surgery. you excellent post-surgical vision. For light to reach the lens, it has to pass through the optics. That’s why we comprehensively assess your Your goal is to see clearly after the procedure – we will cornea, lens and retina, before doing anything else. do the rest. At ELZA, we have the most modern surgical instruments and femtosecond lasers, and access to the We will work with you to understand the type of vision latest and most advanced lenses. This is all designed to you want after surgery, and make a treatment plan to give you a trouble-free procedure, with the best-possible deliver excellence. vision afterwards. 17 CORNEAL SURGERY WHERE LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE MEET Whether it’s using the laser to treat irregular astigmatism It’s why you’ll find ELZA surgeons presenting on the or corneal scars – or an entire corneal transplant, ELZA’s podium at every major international eyecare conference, surgeons are world leaders. and why there’s a procession of doctors visiting ELZA to learn from us. Our surgeons’ knowledge of the cornea is comprehensive, earned over 20 years of research and clinical practice. They recognise our knowledge and expertise – from We’re educators too: countless surgeons have learned the molecular level upwards – and aspire to one day how to perform some of the most advanced corneal deliver what we do every day: happy patients with great transplantation techniques available today (such as outcomes. DMEK) or therapeutic corneal laser surgery from us. 18 GLAUCOMA EASING THE PRESSURE THE SMART WAY Glaucoma therapy has undergone a revolution over the At ELZA, our team includes glaucoma surgeons who are last 10 years. Instead of being all about eyedrops and MIGS and laser experts – who have been there from the major drainage surgery, we are in a new era of glaucoma start and know exactly what to do. surgery: an age of lasers and microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). So whether your objective is to take fewer eyedrops for pressure control, or you need a much bigger intervention For MIGS to be successful, these micro-stents that for IOP control, the experts at ELZA can deliver the re-open the eye’s natural drainage pathways have to be highest standard of care, with the latest technologies implanted in the right place to have the desired effect. and best practice methods to give you what you want. 21 ELZA’S ACHIEVEMENTS GLOBAL REPUTATION 100 100 100 40 40 40 the the the the the the Ophthalmologist Ophthalmologist Ophthalmologist Ophthalmologist Ophthalmologist Ophthalmologist Power List Power List Power List Top 40 Under 40 Top 40 Under 40 Top 40 Under 40 2018 2016 2014 2017 2015 2015 Farhad Hafezi Farhad Hafezi Farhad Hafezi Kaweh Mansouri Nikki Hafezi Kaweh Mansouri Kaweh Mansouri Farhad Hafezi Adjunct Professor, Department Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Geneva, Switzerland of Ophthalmology, University Visiting Professor of Ophthalmology, Wenzhou Medical University, The Global PowerList ranks the most influential people in ophthalmology of Colorado School of Medicine, Wenzhou, China; Adjunct Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, - ELZA staff have been ranked 6 times in the past 5 years, which is 1200 Denver, USA Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA 1000 unprecedented for an institute of our size. 800 600 400 200 Number of times cited 0 2011 1997 1992 2017 1995 2012 1993 2015 2013 1998 1996 1999 2018 2016 1994 2014 2001 2010 2007 2002 2005 2003 2008 2006 2009 2004 2000 Year Farhad Hafezi Dion Paridaens Kaweh Mansouri Lamis Baydoun Our clinical and scientific research work (532 papers to date) has appeared both in the Our scientific work has been cited We hold 4 professorships in 3 continents.